A themed walkway dedicated to rock and roll legends the Bee Gees and their extraordinary career has been unveiled in Redcliffe.

Thousands of fans lined Redcliffe Parade trying to catch a glimpse of home grown legend Barry Gibb, who was present for the unveiling of a statue of the young Gibb brothers and the opening of a themed walkway stretching 70 metres dedicated to the band.

Gibb recounted the early days the family spent in Redcliffe including his memory of Redcliffe local Bill Goode, the man who gave the Gibb brothers their first opportunity to perform before a crowd, in 1959 at the Redcliffe Speedway.

"I saw Bill earlier today, and he looks wonderful. I hadn't seen him since that day, so...fantastic times," Gibb said.

He said coming home to the warm reception of fans at Redcliffe for the unveiling of Bee Gees Way is "a wonderful thing".

"When we lived here, we didn't have anything like that!

"It just tells me that whatever my brothers and I got up to people seemed to like.

"I plan to come back in a few days and look around at the places I knowm" he said, "I want to go to the school, I want to do those things where I can think about it and see it."

He said he felt the presence of his brothers as he walked along the path.

Moreton Bay Regional Council Mayor Allan Sutherland said the project wouldn't have happened without the direct involvement of Barry Gibb, the last remaining member of the group.

He said Barry Gibb had a direct hand in curating the walkway, personally selecting the photos, captions and stories used.

"What's really driven the whole council team is Barry's personal involvement," he said, "he has really taken this on with his whole family; they've given everything to this."

Bee Gees Sculpture

Sculptor Phillip Piperides, who was also behind the statue of League legend Darren Lockyer, said its very exciting to see the sculpture take its place on Bee Gees Way.

"It's nerve-wracking but I hope it sparks something in the memory bank of [Barry]," he said.

Mr Piperides says his inspiration for the sculpture came from an image of the young brothers at the ages they were when they lived in Redcliffe and took over 3 months to finish.

"We went for one that showed them as a group. We found [a photography] where Barry was standing in the middle of the two twins, which also had a sculpture element to it, so it lends itself naturally.

"We developed it and changed it a little bit and showed everyone concerned so they were happy."

Mr Piperides said he had to play a number of Bee Gees albums while he worked for further inspiration.